Game Thread Yankees vs. Athletics 7/7/15 7:05PM

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Messiah717 said:
I don't understand the move of taking Eovaldi out. You let him finish the sixth and let the pen handle the final three if you want. Now a tie friggin game.
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Agree - although there's no guarantee Eovaldi would've finished the 6th unscathed, it was, imo , and agreeing with you, still the "right move" if just to test Eovaldi and give him a chance to progress and improve his ability to pitch deeper into games.

And it was that move which ultimately came back and bit Girardi in the ass as he lifted Eovaldi and brought in Shreve for 2/3 of the 6th inning.

By Eovaldi not finishing, or not being allowed to pitch 6 full innings, this had a direct result on Betances pitching 1.2 innings which in THIS case, was just a little too much and was a product of Shreve pitching those 2/3 of the 6th inning instead of Eovaldi!


Another one of those dozens of "hands on" decisions and choices a MGR makes during a season which isn't and can't be measured in an exact "stat" or category....the only thing that matters ultimately is the TEAM's W-L record.
 
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Yankeefan5545 said:
Yep, Baltimore on the verge of a loss, Tampa on the verge of being swept in a double header. Toronto wins, and the Bostons hit 3 wins in a row. Could be interesting by all star break, meanwhile the front office does nothing about getting rid of Drew.
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...inept management, period.

...and yes, the Sox were buried 2 weeks ago...now they're back in it. And you're right, the final first half series in Boston could make thing very "interesting". Yanx have had every opportunity to take this division by the throat but have played so inconsistently for the last couple of months or so. After an early high water mark of 21-12 this team has managed to go a paltry 23-27 since then.

...unless changes are made I still don't have much confidence.
 
I have to agree Ron, you just never know from one night to the next what Yankee team is going to show up. And seriously I don't want to sound like Pasta here (no offense) but........Joe made some moves last night that really me asking WTF? Like taking Eovaldi out with 2 outs in the 6th with nobdy on & ONLY 85 pitches. And not pinch hitting for Drew in his last AB.

Hopefully tonight Ellsbury can give us the spark we need & if I see Drew in the lineup tonight I'll just think again..."JOE! WTF?"
 
Eovaldi didn't pitch bad last night but this year in general his problem has been that he's gotta learn to be more efficient. For someone with his stuff he throws way too many pitches and seems to be behind in the count more often than not. Yanx offense going in and out of hibernation from game to game doesn't help things either.
Always easy to second guess the manager but the players have to do their job too...and 3 hits after the first inning just ain't gonna hack it. Drew has been a hole all year and Young needs to be platooned vs LHed pitching only.

...maybe Ells and Miller will help turn things around.
 
cagedlion said:
who says A's pen sucks....... well, not when
they pitch against these bitches. A-rod is
sulking. Texshita looks lost. And the lowly
A's look like champs against these whimps.

Now those shit bosoxers are 5 games out.
Real exciting division.....uh.....in whose
damn head? This division is a sham.
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Look at the bright side, the Yanks batted .272 w/risp...not bad.

Now come off the ledge, the sun is shining.
 
Another senseless loss, the time for change is now before it's too late
 
^^^considering the source, I'm guessing you mean Joe?...if so, who's his replacement ?

...Eovaldi's tendency is to get worse as his pitch count rises...after 75 pitches, opponents are batting .397 against him... with an OBP of .483.
 
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Again not a Girardi fan & some of his moves like last night drives me f'king nuts but like you said Ron, replace him with who? Buck Showalter is not walking through that door any time soon. Bottom line is Joe can't hit for these guys & its on them to do there jobs. The offense has just not been there.
 
yankeesince59 said:
^^^considering the source, I'm guessing you mean Joe?...if so, who's his replacement ?

...Eovaldi's tendency is to get worse as his pitch count rises...after 75 pitches, opponents are batting .397 against him... with an OBP of .483.
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At this point, put another body in there, like I have said before, it's not joes fault the players are underachieving, but , there needs to be a fall guy to wake these players up, it's inexcusable ! To relinquish 2 leads, to put up more the 2 runs vs 1 of the toughest pitchers in the game on your turf, this time of year, this can't happen.
 
Underachieving for far too long , 2 facets of game. Players performance and a coaches strategy, neither r working, can't get rid of all players, joe must go. Joe should have went to cubbies, Maddon here!
 
If the Yankees don't make the playoffs you may very well get your wish.
 
Rick2583 said:
If the Yankees don't make the playoffs you may very well get your wish.
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...oh, if that's the case, they'll certainly make Joe the scapegoat this year, while Cashman will still somehow be bullet proof.

...last year it was the hitting coach and 1B coach that were to blame.
 
yankeesince59 said:
...oh, if that's the case, they'll certainly make Joe the scapegoat this year, while Cashman will still somehow be bullet proof.

...last year it was the hitting coach and 1B coach that were to blame.
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I still think Cashman is the route of all failures right now... he & the Brothers Grimm...
 
Hammerojustice said:
I still think Cashman is the route of all failures right now... he & the Brothers Grimm...
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...yup, been saying for awhile that a lot of the blame goes to the Steins...I mean if they're so blind as to not even realize Cashman's failures, nothing will change for the better until Cashman is gone or as long as the Steins are the owners.

...garbage in, garbage out.
 
New owners are needed... Someone who cares about winning and not just it being a cash cow... I personally like the idea of someone like Mark Cuban... Not saying that'll happen, but that type of owner...
 
yankeesince59 said:
...oh, if that's the case, they'll certainly make Joe the scapegoat this year, while Cashman will still somehow be bullet proof.

...last year it was the hitting coach and 1B coach that were to blame.
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Yeah go figure, teflon Brian. I'll never understand.
 
Hammerojustice said:
New owners are needed... Someone who cares about winning and not just it being a cash cow... I personally like the idea of someone like Mark Cuban... Not saying that'll happen, but that type of owner...
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...yeah, I threw Cuban's name out there awhile back too...from what I've read though, many of the MLB and the NFL owners essentially blocked him because that he was too much of a rogue to be allowed in...that's kinda hypocritical considering some of the bombastic owners already in place.

...IMO, an owner like Cuban is exactly what pro sports needs.
 
yankeesince59 said:
...yeah, I threw Cuban's name out there awhile back too...from what I've read though, many of the MLB and the NFL owners essentially blocked him because that he was too much of a rogue to be allowed in...that's kinda hypocritical considering some of the bombastic owners already in place.

...IMO, an owner like Cuban is exactly what pro sports needs.
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I agree completely and I missed your reference to him
 
What's the point in having some of the best tools in the shed, and not knowing how to use them.

... Gree on ownership, good call bringin up Cuban, a dueshbagg, but he's got a little bit of the Boss in him, very interesting
 
I'd love to see Cuban at the helm of this team.
 
I missed a LARGE chunk of the ESPN board cause I was done with all the gestapo tactics and don't know if I ever made it to the 1903 boards and if I had, it wasn't for long
 
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